Tazewell lovett and eppa hunton purcell



(No Model.)

T. LOVETT & E. H. PURCELL.

HARNESS.

Patented Sept. 213, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TAZEWELL LOVETT AND EPPA HUNTON PURCELL, OF ROUND HILL, VIRGINIA; SAID PURCELL ASSIGNOR TO SAID LOVETT.

HARNESS.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,159, dated September 23, 1890.

Application tiled July 17, 1890. Serial No. 359,092. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, TAZEWELL LovEr'r and EPPA HUNTON PURCELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Round Hill, in the county of Loudoun, State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein 'to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the construction of harness, and more especially to the location and arrangement of the backing-straps and their connectionswith the pole of a vehicle.

Heretofore vthe backing-straps of double harness have been connected with the collars and the latter with the pole. Consequently when backing a team a large amount of the pressure exerted by the team is brought upon their necks and causes the latter to be bruised and galled and incapacitates-the team from work.

The object of our invention is to obviate these defects, and this object we attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure lis a perspective View of a team of horses provided with backingstraps constructed and arranged in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a top view representation of the team, showing the location of the backing-straps and their relation with the pole of a vehicle.

In said drawings, A represents the breech' ing of a harness ot' ordina-ry construction, but preferably provided with rings a at the intersection of the horizontal and the top strap of said breeching. The .back strap C, collar C', and traces C2 may be connected together in the usual manner. The attachment forming the main part of our invention consists of two strong leather straps Band a neck-yoke D for each horse. The rear endsof said straps are looped, and carry mounted in said loop a snap-hook b for prompt engagement with the rings a of the breeching. Said rear ends of the straps B are adjustably secured to the body of the straps by buckles b2, so that the length of the straps can be adj usted to horses of any size. To the front end of each strap B is secured a snaphook b3, by which the straps can be quickly attached to the rings d, thatare secured to the neck-yoke D near the ends thereof. Said neck-yoke can be coni nected to the pole F by means of the chain f and the intermediate snap-hook d2; or a poleyoke may be secured to the end of a pole in any well-known manner, and the ends of said pole-yoke connected by means of strong straps or chains with the intermediatesnaphook d2.

By either one of the above-stated means the neck of the horse is relieved of all pressure when backing a loaded vehicle.

Having now fully described our invention, we c1aim- In combination with a harness-breeching, a neck-yoke D in front of the harness-collar and unconnected to said collar, and two parallel and longitudinally-adj ustable straps B, having one end secured to the neck-yoke and the other end to the breeching, and means,as described, to secure the neck-yoke to the pole of a vehicle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures inl presence of two witnesses.

TAZEWELL LOVETT. EPPA HUNTON PURCELL.

Witnesses:

CHESTER C. GAVER, C. T. GAVER. 

